tl;dr: a bit about me 🧸

i'm ali, a nyc-based technical writer on mongodb's server docs team, documenting all things related to mongodb's core database and developer tools. i studied english at uc berkeley (go bears and go humanities!), picked up a few computer science and ux design courses along the way, and miraculously ended up where i am today.

i'm now pursuing my m.a. in instructional tech & media at teachers college, columbia university, exploring the intersections of design, digital media, and learning (juggling full-time work and part-time schooling is no joke).

some cool things i've done recently

✴ i became a published author for the official mongodb guide!
✴ i started grad school!!
* i qualified for the 2026 nyc marathon!!!

currently...

🎧 listening to asot: ali's state of trance
💐 embracing my quarter life crisis